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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peter C." data-source="post: 3259390" data-attributes="member: 68872">Oh, I'd still be really wary about those ... once heard a very distinct Nightingale song in a square in Arles; thought it was a rather odd place for one to be singing, but hey - I'm not at all familiar with these birds, what do I know about their habits? Spent quite a while trying to track it down (the square was very well-lit, and it would've been a lifer), and eventually found the source of the song ... speakers hidden in the ivy on the front of a nearby hotel! I guess they wanted to add "atmosphere" ...</blockquote>